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Newspaper
Brainerd Dispatch
Location
Brainerd, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1893
Page
2
A Brainerd Dispatch brief notes a Waterloo jewel maker whose stock uses a stock frame with over 1,000 wood pieces grown locally. The item highlights regional craftsmanship and the locally sourced materials.
A Paris exhibition proposal sets July 15 at the Palais de l Industrie on the Champs Elysees titled old men and women with a minimum age of 90. The event aims to showcase elderly participants in a formal display.
Bangkok, capital of Siam, is described as a city partly on land and partly on water with the river and canals acting as highways. Floating shops and bamboo dwellings line the banks, illustrating a waterborne urban landscape.
In parts of France with poor soil farmers dedicate acres to lilac bushes. Each year five acres yield about $30 worth of blossoms dispatched to Paris by cart load.
Moist climate loosens rock across England causing softening of stone on bridges and churches. Ordinary pens can cut initials in historic structures as damp weather persists.
In Charles the First era the English Parliament met at seven in the morning and the serjeant at arms patrolled town to summon members not yet in their seats in good season.
The excerpt notes that many renowned writers such as Socrates Cervantes Bunyan Defoe Lovelace Tasso Beranger Raleigh Wither and Montgomery continued literary work despite periods of confinement and restricted liberty.
Among 23 559 vessels using the canal in 1892, 2 581 were British. France dropped to third with 174 ships. Germany followed England with 292 ships. Two American vessels also used the canal.
In Marshfield Missouri a policy allows women to work out their read tax and have their day's labor count as up to two men. The system gives equal pay for equivalent work performed by women.
The passage notes the immense size of whales reaching eighty to ninety feet, yet the threat from the common whale is minimal since it cannot swallow a tea biscuit. It contrasts with the spermaceti whale, which has a mouth large enough to swallow a man.
German authority estimates that one third of humanity speaks Chinese, Hindoo around ten percent, Russian about 89 million, Spanish about 58 million, and remaining languages collectively number eleven thousand tongues.
The piece states that Greeks and Romans wore mustaches without beards, while later Arian empire conquests met resistance from rival peoples who tried to imitate the clean lip but failed with crude tools, leaving hair on the upper lip.
Two soldiers digging a garden near West Point New Jersey uncovered Revolutionary era relics four feet deep. The finds include Spanish silver coins old flints several hundred bullets large iron spikes and over 100 Irish copper pennies from the George II period.
England's great cricketer W G Grace, now forty five, continues to impress with bat, scoring 77S runs in first class matches at an average of 45 this season. The veteran batsman has long guarded the wicket, making this performance remarkable for his age.
A wheel worn out as its ductal material flakes away. Microscopic checks reveal jarring reduces particle coherence until disintegration. Prolonged use leaves wheels brittle and liable to shatter under a single strong blow, as if glass.
A historical note claims rapid jaw movement and vigorous chewing can halt severe bleeding within minutes. It further advises carrying guns to prevent relapse when a sensation of fullness returns, framing this as a lifesaving remedy.
Consular reports show Austria and Belgium permit work from age 12 while Denmark Great Britain and Malta set the limit at 10. Germany Switzerland set 14 or restrict under 14 to specific daily hours. England allows 4.5 hours, Denmark 6.5, Austria 8, France 10, Italy eight hours until age 12 when restrictions lift.
The catalog lists model railroad cars with prices in the hundreds: flat cars about 38, flat bottom coal car 475, gondola drop bottom 500, double hopper coal 525, double hopper coke 540, box car SG, stock car 550, ventilated fruit car 700, refrigerator car 860. Cabooses four wheels 550, eight wheels 700. Power brakes and vertical couplers included. Farfoot mail baggage 30, second-class coach 4800, four first-class coaches 5500, first class Pullman 15600.
The digest compiles the latest global events from Telegraph reports and press associations. It highlights major political developments, economic updates, and notable incidents shaping the week’s news landscape.
United States Judge Newman blocks long and short haul clauses of the interstate commerce act. West Point cadets will be sent to Chicago from camp with tents struck August 15 to attend the world’s fair. The Stiletto and Cushing head to torpedo practice at the government torpedo station all summer.
A drunken brawl in Nolan West Virginia ends with Andrew Farmer killing Wallace Deskins and fatally wounding George Deskins and Thompson after a chase. In Ottumwa Iowa Edward Brown, a lumber firm bookkeeper, is found dead from a back gunshot with signs of struggle. In Chicago Officer Richard Walsh is fatally wounded by Daniel Murphy in a saloon dispute, five shots fired, Walsh wounded after initial retreat. A Reverend John Beaver in Richmond Indiana shoots at Thomas Gray, wounding Gray in the thigh amid jealous feud concerns. A Frenchman declares English speakers cowards at a Mexico City dinner. Col Drew Read challenges him to a duel, two shots fired with no injuries. A man drowns in the Loop river after leaping in following earlier wounds.
The column notes the death of the Duc d Uzes in Ka benda Lower Guinea and mentions a 600 year old loaf of bread gifted by King John to an Ambaston ancestor. It records anecdotes about Senator Stanford’s loans to lawmakers, Gov Altgeld on pardon criticism, Lord Wolseley seeking a hereditary title, Mark Twain in Berlin, Princess Eulalie’s Washington visit, Chanler’s legal focus, and Liberia’s consul general McCoy’s death at his post.
A collage of fatal incidents unfolds from Michigan to New York including a small cannon catastrophe near Battle Creek, a bridge of wrecks on the Lake Shore line, drownings in New York and Michigan, a fatal volley in Philadelphia, and ship collisions off Connecticut.
A Grand Trunk railway trusted employee is arrested for a long series of postal robberies. The report notes associated cases including suicide by farmer Albert Crane of Troy Grove Illinois and a death sentence commuted to life for William Hartley of Shelby County Tennessee.
Lieut Peary and party sail for the Arctic Ocean. Jay Gould's estate valued at ten million dollars, with New York assessment up by 105252.24. The National Bank of Commerce at Provo Utah suspends liabilities listed at 75000. Clifford Calvery makes a 2 35 25 Niagara Falls wire run. E J Bracken of Columbus is Ohio Prohibition candidate for governor. Governor Pattison and Mayor Bishop greet Viking crew in Buffalo. Montanan preacher claims Mormon funds for congressional bribe. Chaffee County bank liabilities 800000 assets 8000. Philadelphia Reading Railway defaults on Lancaster & Quarryville. Tonawanda militia withdrawn. deputies guard lumber property. Fred H Leonard and Mrs Rice marriage declared invalid. About fifty insurers withdraw from Tennessee. Hitchcock finds reform school in chaos. Sandow beaten by swimmer Sarah Whyte over $150. blackmail claim. Edward McCarthy, 22, jumps Brooklyn Bridge. near death. fourteenth bridge jump, third in two weeks.
P. Swineford of Superior Wisconsin ex governor of Alaska chosen by Commissioner Lemoreaux as inspector of surveyors general and district land offices. Appointment reflects his knowledge of Western affairs and service under Cleveland's administration.
Alpena Michigan reports the Fourth district G A R encampment ending after three days and nights with about 4000 attendees. Speakers included Governor Sheldon Congressman Lucas and Gen Silsby. Woonsocket was chosen as next year’s encampment site.
The weekly rapid reading event is scheduled across two days at the state fair grounds. Organizers promise brisk sessions and a chance to sample new short works. Participants will include local readers and visiting guests.
July 6 dispatch notes a Villard elevator fire fully insured. the Denny family drowns at Little Falls attempting river crossing. Johannes Glasrud injures himself after a fall from a barn frame near Spring Grove. Wabasha Surveyor General Mullen seizes 150000 feet of logs over seating fees dispute. Peter Jones and two others injured in a Sandstone fireworks accident with uncertain recovery.
A rider on a bicycle in St Paul caused the death of a boy, while other incidents include the Alexandria post office robbers receiving two years in the penitentiary. A Bethel boat at St Paul burned, killing three and injuring several, and Nobles County bank at Worthington suspended with no expected depositor loss. Painter Fostvedt fell from a freight car near Sacred Heart and was killed with his head severed. Pat Butler died at the Mesabi ore docks in Duluth when a timber fell on his head. Duluth land office receipts for the year ending June 30 totaled 147 021, down from 149 048 the year before. Peter Grubb of Holmes City was badly cut and stabbed at a dance by a Finlander named Charlie Johnson. The state normal school addition in Mankato: contract awarded to EF Burdick for 56 315. work to begin at once.
Obituary notes John Curtiss of Owatonna dies at eighty one. Clara Transeth of West St Paul judged insane and sent to Rochester asylum. J P Smith barn at Albert Lea struck by lightning, burned with no horses lost. A tramp at Anoka parsonage, brick thrown, arrested after attempt to reach fishes. Sheriff Sharry offers 250 for missing grain merchant Abraham Bailey. Dr W H Caine hurt at Camp Lakeview, concussion feared. Leslie Pinkering supplied police with arrest details on Kline murder case. Strand Co Fergus Falls fire causes about 1000 damage. insured stock 10500. St Paul Minneapolis unions mark Homestead anniversary at Turner Hall with gold headed cane to W W Erwin.
A fierce electrical storm damaged St. Paul and a tornado wrecked several Lakefield buildings. In Stillwater a five year old son of City Clerk Burke was kicked in the face by a horse. State Senator Whiteman of Duluth was arrested at Monmouth Park for passing a worthless check. Faribault buys the water works for $101,258.97, with expected rate relief anticipated from the purchase.
Flenry Miller arrested in Winona after stealing a bicycle from E. B. Adley of St. Cloud. A Crookston Alderman’s son bitten by a dog near Williams farm. Red Wing Seminary selects Prof. G. O. Brohough as school superintendent succeeding Prof. Dolan. Stone quarry worker Charles Roelming dies from injuries in Winona. Hostler Olof Peterson of Svea hotel in Red Wing dies at 50 after a horse kick. Lewiston area families plan a cooperative elevator with 15 000 bushel capacity at about $5 000.
Contractor Carroll has begun work on the new jail at Granite Falls. The structure will be brick with stone trimmings. Cost, $15,000.
On Wednesday July 12 a special Worthington election produced a 202 to 24 vote in favor of electric lights. Christ Larsen, hauling lumber from T. B. Walker’s saw mill at Crookston, fell from the wagon.
The text reports a fatal shooting with Larson’s brother injured, a Dane Mr. Hendricks dying by self inflicted gunshot amid spousal troubles, a 17 year old from Waseca drowned escaping Red Wing reform school, and horse trading fears near Redwood Falls including a war rant for horse stealing against trader Cole.
A reader questions the Friday cleaning habit noted in a New York Herald discussion. Opposing theories claim luck, superstition, and weekly routines drive housewives to tidy favoring Friday. The author doubts any special reason beyond conformity and social pressure.
The article explains bees possess two large compound eyes with 3,500 facets each and three simple eyes on top. It notes the eyes provide extensive vision, driving the bee’s straight flight, and describes how removing simple eyes altered the bee’s ascent, suggesting these eyes guide movement.
In Washington a household servant steals from a society woman and is dismissed. The maid, a young colored woman, is confronted by her former mistress who forces her to return the silk dress and be seen in public with the stolen garment. The incident ends with the mistress triumphing and the thief exposed.
In a Shenandoah Valley anecdote during Stonewall Jackson’s campaign, Jackson tasks Capt. Myers with a hasty bridge project. He asks about receiving the colonel of engineers plan, only to hear Myers say the bridge is built but the picture may not be ready yet.
A railway train moving at fifty miles per hour would reach the moon in six months, the sun in 200 years, and Alpha Centauri in 42,000,000 years. A ball fired from a gun at 200 miles per hour would take at least 2,700,000 years to reach Alpha Centauri.
Des Moines reports a cyclone sweeping across northwestern Iowa from Lemars to Manson, a 100 mile path. Pomeroy entirely destroyed and likely eighty deaths in the worst section, with widespread damage to crops and property across Woodbury Cherokee Ida Buena Vista Sac Calhoun and Pocahontas counties.
Reports from Cherokees county and nearby areas recount eight killed and three fatally injured near Fonda, with ten to fifteen killed across the region. Two perished near Wright county and more deaths near Alta. Gov Boies tours relief efforts in Pomeroy and orders tents from Des Moines. Towns hold fundraisers as crops and property suffer. Bodies are crushed and some remain unrecovered.
Pomeroy Iowa July 7 the town is a complete wreck with about two hundred fifty houses destroyed and losses around five hundred thousand dollars. Debris lights out, fatalities and injuries reported as survivors search among timbers. Medical aid arrives with Fort Dodge company D troops aiding relief efforts and the National Bank of Pomeroy coordinating donations and supplies.
The governor mobilized relief efforts and ordered tents and soldiers on the ground. Bodies were buried as heat hindered preservation and coffins ran short. Tornado victims include the Loghlin family and Bank of Pomeroy staff, with widespread death, injuries, and orphaned children.
The Fort Dodge death roll reports about 50 dead and 100 injured from the cyclone that struck Quimby, Cherokee area, and Pomeroy. At Pomeroy 48 are dead, eight mortally injured, and 100 more injured. Five blocks of homes wiped out, 200 families homeless. A long list of the dead follows with many names and locations across surrounding towns.
The report details numerous injured individuals including Mrs. Ruston with both legs broken and Bessie Pope with a broken shoulder. Several others suffer head cuts, arm breaks, and body injuries. D. M O'Brien died this afternoon and additional fatalities were reported tonight though names were unclear.
Wahpeton North Dakota district court convened today to empanel a grand jury by court order. Judge Lauder urges investigation of repeated prohibition violations as about 150 witnesses from across the county are summoned to testify.
The text notes 25 million acres made fruitful by irrigation in India, about 6 million in Egypt, 5 million in Europe, and the United States beginning waste land improvements with roughly 4 million acres of tilled lands.
In Cando, Devils Lake, Albert Baumberger, a nephew, killed his uncle Kreider, wife, and four daughters in a half hour after dispute over wages. He looted valuables, then ate breakfast beside a dying child. Mob pursuit and guarded jail delayed lynching. Bomberger later moved to Grand Forks to avert mob violence.
Chicago market notes show wheats steady to easy with August 671 2c and September 70 L-Sai0 1-4e. Corn weak with August around 41 1-2c and September 417-8 42c. Oats steady cash 25 7-8c. Livestock prices: cattle Texans and natives 2.50 to 5.50, hogs mixed 6.00 to 6.50. St Paul hogs 5.75 to 5.00. cattle and feeders vary. Minneapolis wheat figures show July price at 60 1-4e and August 62 to 62 1-2e, on track No 1 hard 63c.
The queen releases a public letter thanking the people of London for demonstrations of loyalty and affection shown during the marriage of her grandson to Princess May of Teck. She expresses gratitude for loyal support in joy and sorrow and emphasizes the empire's strength in unity.
Erie On tario Van Brocklin secretary of the Buffalo fire commissioners was arrested in July on embezzlement allegations surpassing $50,000. He confessed at the mayor’s office and was jailed after detailing a payroll scheme with fictitious names.
In Tonia Michigan on July 11 an escape attempt by the furniture crew of the state house of correction left Oscar Miller from Detroit dead and an inmate from Grand Rapids mortally wounded. Pagar and C F Jones were badly struck.
Oswin Mayo vice president of the T. E. Wells Packing company killed himself at his home 456 Bowen avenue late last night by taking rat poison. His business affairs are said to be in good condition and no cause is given.
Hackensack New Jersey July 11 The Lodi bleachery and dye works owned by Byrnes Bros were totally destroyed by fire. The plant valued at 100000 with loss covered by insurance. Origin of fire unknown. About a hundred workers are left unemployed.
Ishpeming Michigan July 11 The Chicago fast freight on the Chicago and North Western railway was ditched at Wallace seventy five miles south of Ishpeming. The accident was caused by a cow on the track. Engineer Charles Cook was instantly killed and the fireman seriously injured.
Chicago July 11 A major fire at the world’s fair cold storage warehouse near the Sixty Fourth Street gate claimed many firemen and Colombian guards. The cupola burst into flames trapping crews as crowds watched in horror. fatalities rise to at least twenty five with dozens injured and missing.
Boulogne dispatch reports France has proposed to England and America a plan to improve and simplify merchant ship code signals. If approved an international conference will be held and two new flags suggested to add 44,858 signals. The change aims to match faster vessel speeds reducing interview time.
The protected cruiser Minneapolis will be launched on August 12. Miss Washburn daughter of Senator Washburn of Minneapolis has been chosen by Secretary Herbert to serve as godmother at the christening.
Wausau Wisconsin July 12 John and Albert Braur two journeymen tailors were bathing to stay depth. One ventured beyond his depth and the other attempted to save him but both were drowned. Joseph Hand nearly lost his life while trying to rescue the pair.
Inspector Frank F P Banby son of W L Banby of Detroit was killed this morning when struck by a Baltimore and Ohio train in Washington. The exact manner of the accident is not known and witnesses are absent.
In Hedrick Ottumwa Iowa July 13 a dead tree fell killing Santford Edmonds and injuring John Lewis Schuyler Sheets William Bentlow and S A Strand.
Falda Minnesota July 12 Fred Leimens a farmer lost his left hand and tore a finger from his right hand in an accident. Local reports say he sustained severe injuries but is expected to recover with treatment.
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